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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.6863, -75.2206

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in fall (97th percentile) and lowest in summer (70th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.4 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.12 mi S. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 75th, summer 67th, fall 68th)
  • Pennsylvania: 76th percentile (spring 84th, summer 70th, fall 97th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 73rd percentile (spring 49th, summer 84th, fall 99th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Pennsylvania, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 598 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 535 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 152 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 93% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.